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Superstition
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Slow, Heavy, Electric Bluesy version of the Stevie Wonder song.
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I play and record many different styles, Rock, Funk, Psychobilly, Blues, Electronic, Surf, Metal, Break Beat, experimental and combinations or hybrids thereof.
My main musical projects are The Just and The Southern Rollers. I joined this site to post random recordings and sound clips.
Song Info
Genre
Blues • Cover Songs
Charts
Peak #92
Peak in subgenre #2
Author
Stevie Wonder
Rights
Stevie Wonder
Uploaded
April 01, 2010
Track Files
MP3
MP3 4.9 MB • 128 kbps • 5:22
Story behind the song
The lyrics always reminded me of Robert Johnson, Howlin Wolf or Muddy Waters type or subject matter so I decided to do it slow. Drum groove sampled from Stanton's Moore's version of When the Levee Breaks. I chopped it and recomposed as needed. Synth is the BeBot app from my iPhone. Guitar is a 50's Harmony with a Dearmond pickups strapped to the bride. Sang thru a megaphone into an RCA 77-DX. Added a bit of White Lap steel for texture and atmosphere. Ran everything direct thru a Zinky Master Blaster into ProTools OG MBox. No amps used on this one.
Lyrics
Superstitious Lyrics by Stevie Wonder

 Very superstitious, writing's on the wall 
 Very superstitious, ladders bout' to fall 
 Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin' glass 
 Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past 

 When you believe in things that you don't understand 
 Then you suffer 
 Superstition ain't the way 

 Very superstitious, wash your face and hands 
 Rid me of the problem, do all that you can 
 Keep me in a daydream, keep me goin' strong 
 You don't wanna save me, sad is my song 

 When you believe in things that you don't understand 
 Then you suffer 
 Superstition ain't the way, yeh, yeh 
 
 Very superstitious, nothin' more to say 
 Very superstitious, the devil's on his way 
 Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin' glass 
 Seven years of bad luck, good things in your past 

 When you believe in things that you don't understand 
 Then you suffer 
 Superstition ain't the way, no, no, no
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